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VINCENT N. VOGT, OF DANSVILLE, NEW YORK.

SHOE-SHINING MAGIE-IIN E.

Specification of Lettersatent.

Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

Application led February 25, 1919. Serial No. 279,040.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, VINCENT N. VOGT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dansville, in the county of Livingston and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Shining Machines, of which the following is a specification. y

This invention has reference to an improved shoe shining machine.

An object of the invention is to produce an apparatus of this character which will be automatic in action and which will apply the blacking and polish the shoes in an expeditious and highly satisfactory manner.

A further object of the invention is to produce a shoe shining apparatus which shall be of a simple construction so that the same may be" cheaply manufactured and marketed, and one which will perform the functions for which it is devised with ease, accuracy and certainty.

Many other objects and advantages will present themselves as the nature of the construction is better understood, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which there is illustrated a simple and satisfactory embodiment of the improvement, the nature of the saine being such, however, as to render the same necessarily susceptible to various changes and modifications, all of which however, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

Tn the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view ing apparatus constructed with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of |Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detail transverse sectional view showing the arrangement of parts when the polishing brush is in operative position.

Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the arrangement of parts when the blacking applying brush is in operative position.

Fig. 7 is a detail longitudinal sectional view approximately on the line 7 7 of Fig. 1.

of a shoe shinin accordance approximately approximately approximately Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view approximately on the line 8 8 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 `is a detail sectional view approximately on the line 9 9 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 10 is a plan view of the feed for the blacking or polish applying brushes.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view approximately on the line 11 11 of Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a sectional viewapproximately on the line 12 12 of Fig. 10.

The frame for the improvement may be suitably incased so that the operative elements or mechanism carried thereby may be inclosed and protected. The frame 15 may rest upon the usual platform of a bootblacks stand, the said frame being of a height approximately equaling that of the ordinary foot rests on such stands.

The device is primarily designed to be operated by suitable motor power, `as will hereinafter be set forth in detail, but, if desired, the device may be hand operated, in which event the crank shaft, as illustrated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings may have one of its ends formed with a crank handle, the same being indicated by the numeral 16. The frame is in the nature a square or oblong structure suitably proportioned and near the center thereof is secured on the base 17 therefor an upstanding block 18 having a reduced round extension 4 19 forming a pivot or shaft for a comparatively large iiat wheel 20. The wheel, upon its upper face is peripherally formed with teeth 21, and on two of its oppositely disposed spokes 22, with cam members. Two cam members 23 and 24 are provided upon each of the referred to spokes 22, the said cams being arranged concentric with the toothed frame of the wheel.

Meshing with the teeth 21 of the wheel 2O is a pinion 25, the same being carried by a shaft 26 mounted in suitable bearings 27, and having a chain and sprocket connection with the drive shaft of a motor 28. The motor 28 is preferably electrically driven and is controlled by a switch comprising a stationary arm 29 and a spring movable arm 30. This last mentioned arm or contact member is of a greater length than the arm or contact member 29, and the said arm 30 has on its end a lug 31 that is designed to be received in a notch 32 in the under and smooth face of the rim of the wheel 20. The contact member or arm 30, it will thus be noted, serves as a stop for the wheel 20, and being, as stated, of a spring nature is normally out of engagement with the contact 29 so that the circuit between the switch arms or Contact members is normally broken. The contact member or arm 30 is disposed directly below a coin chute 33. This coin chute is suitably supported on the frame 15, and a coin deposited therein and gravitating therethrough will, by the weight thereof, move the arm 30 out of engagement with the wheel 2O and into contact with the member 29, thus permitting electricity to flow through the motor to operate the same, and consequently revolve the shaft 26 which, through the medium of its pinion 25 will likewise revolve the wheel 20.

The wheel 20 has formed on its rim at a suitable point, approximately centrally between the oppositely disposed pairs of cam members 23 and 24 an outstanding lug which is in the nature of a cam wiper meinber and which 'is designated by the numeral 34. The main purpose of this member 31k will hereinafter be entered into. 0n the lug 34; is an upstanding lug 35 that is disposed in the path of contact with an arm 36 which is secured to a gate 37 that closes an opening in the lower side of the chute 33. Below the chute is a coin receiving receptacle 38. The gate 37 may have its inner face rovided with odset fingers that contact with one of the sides of the coin received in the chute, so that when the lug 35 contacts with the arm 36 the gate will be swung to its open position, causing the coin engaged thereby to be moved to one side of the contact member or arm 30 of the switch for the motor and to be deposited in the receptacle 38. Immediately after the arm 30 vis relieved of the weight of the coin the said arm, by the inherent resiliency thereof will be brought against the under face of the wheel 2O and the lug 31 on the said arm will be again received in the notch 32 to hold the wheel against further movement, and, of course, breaking the contact halt the motor. It is, of course, not absolutely necessary to provide the gate 37 with the lingers as described, as the chute 33 may be so arranged as to permit of the coin dropping ofi' of the arm 30 when the gate 37 is opened.

The frame l5 at the front and near the top thereof has secured thereto a transversely arranged horizontally disposed plate 38. On this plate, at suitable spaced intervals are secured upstanding brackets 39. These brackets are arranged in spaced pairs, and between each pair of the said brackets are pivotally secured widened head portions 40 of arms el. On the outer or free end of each of the arms 41 is a plate l2 having the rear portion thereof stepped or depressed as at 43. rllhe plates i2 are shaped to correspond with the feet of the persons having their shoes shined, the heel portion rollers are disposed in the path of contact with thepairs of cam members 23 and 2li carried by the wheel 20, and when the said rollers ride on the upper surfaces of the cams the foot rests will be elevated. The arms il of the foot rests are provided with lugs 46 which contact with the brackets 39 limiting the swinging of the said foot rests in a downward direction.

At the opposite sides of each of the foot rests pans 4:7 are secured to suitable supports on the frame, the said pans being disposed a considerable distance below the foot rests, having their upper and open portions arranged approximately liush with the upper face of the plate 33. These pans 47 are designed to receive therein the blacking or polish to be applied to the shoes that are operated on. Each of the pans receives therein the block members 48 which are substantially rectangular in plan and which have their upper faces curved, so that the upper faces of the said blocks are convexed in side elevation. rlhese blocks #i3 are provided with rows of spaced openings 49 therethrough and between the said openings the said blocks, upon the upper faces thereof have cup-shaped depressions 50. Each pair of blocks is connected by a substantially U-shaped yoke 5l, the yokes having their side members or arms pivotally connected to the blocks as at 52. The inner face of each pair of blocks has spaced lugs or pins 53 thereon disposed to the opposite sides of the arms of the yokes 5l designed to contact with the edges of the said arms to limit the swinging of the said blocks. The yokes of the respective pairs of blocks are connected to the plates il2 of the respective foot rests, and it will be apparent that when the foot rests are in their normal depressed position the blocks 48 will be fully received. in the pans 47, as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and that when the rollers 45 ride over the cams 23 and 2li of the wheel 2O the said blocks will be elevated with the foot rests. These blocks 48 provide the feed means for applyingthe liquid blacking or polish to the blacking brushes,

as `will hereinafter be more apparent. A downward movement of the blocks in the pans 47 permits of the liquid blacking or polish flowing through the openings 49 therein and a certain and determined quantity of the said liquid being received in the cup-like depressions or pockets 50, and it is only this quantity of the liquid that is received by the blacking brushes.

Journaled in suitable bearings 54 is a shaft 55. This shaft has reversely arranged pairs of cranks 56 and 57 respectively. lhe shaft has on one of its ends a sprocket wheel 116 around which is trained a sprocket chain 117. rlhe chain is also trained around a sprocket wheel 118 that is keyed on the shaft 26, and it will be thus apparent that when the motor is in operation the shaft will be revolved. Connected to each of the cranks is a pitman 58. Each of the pitmen 58 is pivotally connected between upstanding ears 59 on a slide 60. Each of the slides is movable through suitable flanged guides 61 that are secured, as at 62 to the plate 38. Each of the slides 60 has its outer end offset upwardly and p-ivotally connected, as at 63 to one of the end plates 64 of angle frames 65. FEhe second or inner end plate 66 of each of the angle frames is formed with an outstanding centrally arranged sleeve 67 that receives therein a rod which is in the nature of a shaft and which is designated by the numeral 68, the said shafts being rigidly supported on the rear of the frame 15.

Two of the angle frames disposed to one side of each of the foot rests have rigidly secured thereon a blacking applying brush 69 and a polishing brush 70, but the blacking and polishing brushes of the frames upon the opposite sides of the foot rests are adjustably mounted on such frames, the purpose for which and the construction of which will presently be described. p

0n each of the sleeves 67, at the outer end thereof is an upstanding arm or bracket 71, each having an opening` therein through which passes a rod 72. rThe rods 72 have their free ends secured to upstanding arms 78 provided, upon their lower ends with enlargements in the nature of eyes 74 that are received on the respective shafts 68. rlhe arms 73 are held against turning on the shafts 68` in one direction by engagement with stops 75, carried by the said shafts 68, and the said arms are retained in engagement with the said stops through the medium of springs 76 contacting therewith, the said springs being arranged in bores 77 formed in the upper and curved ends 78 of supporting brackets 79 secured, as at 80 to suitable plates 81 on' the frame 15. The curved outer or upper ends of the brackets 79 have their opposite sides slotted in a line concentric with the curvature of the said ends of the brackets, the said slots being` indicated by the numerals 82 and receiving therethrough the respective rods 72.

lairs of alternating rods 72 are connected by links 83 and 84 respectively. These links have their ends provided with eyes through which the rods pass.

lThe outer or end rods 72 have secured thereto flexible elements 85 and 86 respectively. These flexible elements or cables are trained around groove or sheave wheels 87 and 88 respectively secured on the opposite sides of the frame 15, the said flexible elements or cables having their free ends secured to the opposite sides, and adjacent the opposite ends of a centrally pivoted trigger 89. The trigger is in the nature of a substantially rectangular block or plate and has one of its corners c-ut at an inclination as indicated by the numeral 90, and this angle corner is in the path of contact with the wiper member 34 on the toothed wheel 20. The wiper member, as previously stated, is arranged on the wheel 20 approximately centrally between the oppositely disposed pairs of cam members 23- and 24, and it will be obvious that when the wheel is revolved and the member 84 engages with the trig'- ger 89, the said trigger will be swung upon its pivot, drawing on the flexible elements 86 connected to the outer rods 72, which rods, through the medium of the links 84 being connected to the central intermediate rods 72 will turn the said rods. This turning movement, or rather the swinging of the outer rods 72 against the pressure of the springs 78 in the bracket members 7 9 will turn the brush frames approximately one-half a revolution, bringing the blacking or polishinfr applying brushes to a position to apply the blacking or polish to lthe shoes which rest on the foot rests.

The turning of therods, as above described, brings the polishing` brushes to a substantially vertical position, or to a position as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings, so that ing engagement with the shoes to be operated on. Before the rods are turned to bring the polishing brushes to such position the rollers on the depending arms 44 of the foot rests ride over the cams 23 on the toothed wheel 20, elevating the foot rests and bringing the feed blocks 48 against the said brushes which, by the reciprocatory movement imparted thereto by the crank shaft 55 and the lconnecting' means between the said shaft and the frames of the brushes are treated to a desired quantity of the liquid blacking or polish to be applied to the shoes. When the blacking has been applied the rollers 45 ride off of the cams 23 and are the said polishing brushes are out of contactpositioned between the said cams 23 and the cams 24. rllhe rollers now ride on the cams 9i which elevate or swing the foot rest-s at an upward inclination. When in this posit'ion the wiper member Si will have passed the trigger 89, so that the springs in the supportingn brackets for the rods will return the said rods to their initial position, revolving the brush carrying frames on the shafts 68, and bringing the polishing brushes to polishing position. 1t is to be understood that the brushes are reciprocated throughout the operation of the wheel Q0, the sleeves 67 being of such a length so that the shafts G8 are at all times received therein.

On the rear of the frame 15 is arranged a shaft 91 that is journaled in suitable bearings 92. rlhis frame has at one of its ends a sprocket wheel 93 around which is trained a twisted chain 911, the said chain being also trained around a sprocket wheel 95 on one enfl of the shaft 55. The shaft 91 has secured thereon vanes or blades received in suitable casings 9G, the shafts 91, of course, passing through bearing openings in the sides of the said casings. Each of these casings is provided with a spout 97, the mouth of the said spout being disposerL a suitable distance from the free ends of the foot rests, between the brushes that are disposed to he opposite sides of the said foot rests. By this arrangement it will be seen that a constant blast of air is delivered to the shoes on the foot rests so that the liquid blacking applied thereto will be quickly dried and the polishing brushes can properly operate on the shoes to impart a polish thereto. rlhe brushes on the frame to one side of each of the foot rests are rigidly secured thereto, but the cooperating brushes, upon the opposite frames are adjustably associated with the said frames. This is necessary in order that shoes of different widths may be properly polished. The last mentioned frames have their angle sides provided with spaced openings through which pass substantially U-shaped yokes 98, the ends of the said' yokes being secured to the respective blacking applying brush and the polishing brush. These yokes are each pivotally connected to links, indicated by the numerals 99 and 100 respectively. rlhe link 100 is shorter than the link 99 and is pivoted to the said link 99. r1`he link 99 has one end received in a longitudinal slot 101 in a bearing member or arm 102. r1he end of the link 99 is provided with a laterally extending pin 103 that passes through elongated slots 104e in the sides of the member 102. In the slot 101 is a spring 105, the said spring exerting a pressure between the inner wall of the slot and the end of the link, normally forcing the said link outward of the said slot. The member 102 has its inner end provided with a head 106 preferably formed by flanging the said member upon its upper and lower faces. rllhis substantially T-shaped head is received in a groove 107 provided in a guide 108, the member 102 passing` through a central opening in the said guide. rllhe guides are provided with depending members 109 having their ends provided with a connecting member 110, the latter being received in suitable bearings 111 carried by a portion of the frame 15. To the outer depending membei' 109 is pivotally connected a link 112. This link is in turn pivotally connected to a lever 113, the said lever having its lower end pivotally secured, as at 114 to the chute 33, or to a suitable part of the frame 15. The lever 'works through a slot in a segment 115, the said segment being provided with any desired number of spaced teeth which are engaged either by the edge of the lever 113 or by a pawl carried by the said lever. It will be apparent that when the lever 113 is swung to engage with one of the notches of the segment elements connected with the links the yoke members that support the brushes will be swung or turned upon their pivots to bring the said brushes a desired distance inward or out of the frames therefor and when the lever is brought to other notches the brushes will be further advanced toward or away from their frames. The yieldable connection between the supporting link 99 and the bearing member 102 permits of both the blacking and polishing brushes passing over any irregular surface in the shoe operated on, and it is thought, from the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawings, that the details of the construction and the operation thereof will bc apparent without further detailed description.

laving thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:-

1. In a shoe shining machine, pivoted foot rests, coperating pairs of blacking brushes and polishing brushes at the opposite sides of the respective foot rests, frames 'carrying said brushes, shafts supporting said frames, and said frames being slidable on said shafts, means for imparting a reciprocatory movement to the frames and brushes, liquid polish containing pans below the blackingbrushes, feed blocks in said pans supported by the foot rests, means for elevating the foot rests at predetermined intervals to elevate the feed blocks and dcliver a quantity of polish to the blacking brushes, means for turning said frames at predetermined intervals to bring the blacking brushes to operative position, and spring means for returning said frames to initial position to arrange the polishing brushes in operative position.

2. In a shoe shining machine, a revoluble element having cams thereon, pivoted foot rests above said element having` depending arms in the path of Contact with said cams, liquid blacking. containing pans at the opposite sides of the foot rests and above the revoluble element, blocks received in said pans, said blocks having their outer faces conveXed and being provided with pockets and openings between said pockets, frames above the pans, a polishing brush and a blaclring brush arranged at right angles to each other and supported by said frames, sleeves on the frames, shafts received in said sleeves, means for imparting a reciprocatory movement to the frames and brushes when the revoluble element is in motion, means actuated by the revoluble element for turning the frames on their respective shafts at predetermined intervals whereby to bring therespective pairs of blacking brushes in operative position, spring means for returning the frames to initial position and arranging the polishing brushes in operative position, and the foot rests, when operated by the cams designed to elevate the blocks into contacting engagement with the blacking brushes to supply said brushes with a quantity of blacking.

3. In a shoe shining machine, a revoluble element having cams thereon, pivoted foot rests, depending arms thereon having rollers in the path of travel of the ca-ms, liquid blacking feed blocks supported by the rests, coperating blacking applying brushes and polishing brushes arranged in pairs at the opposite sides of the rests, and the respective polishing and blacking brushes being disposed angularly with respect to each other, and the said blacking brushes when in inoperative position adapted to be contacted by the blacking feed blocks when the pivoted rests are actuated by the cams on the revoluble element, means for reciprocating the brushes, and means for bringing the polishing brushes into operative position.

4. In a shoe shining machine, a rotary element, means for imparting motion thereto, cams on said element, a cam on the periphery of the said element, pivoted foot rests above the element, roller carrying depending members on said foot rests, the said rollers arranged in the path of travel of the cams, blaclring feed means carried by cach of the foot rests, polishing brushes and blacking applying brushes disposed at right angles to each other and arranged on the opposite sides of the foot rests, frames for said brushes, a sleeve on each of said frames, a shaft received in each of said sleeves, means for imparting a reciprocatory movement to the frames when the revoluble element is in motion, spring means for retaining the frames in one position whereby to arrange the polishing brushes in operative relation, a pivoted trigger in the path of travel of the cam on the revoluble element, means connected with said trigger and with the sleeves of the frames for further revolving said frames on their shafts against the influence of the spring means to bring the blacking brushes to operative position and the polishing brushes to inoperative position, means for imparting a contin` uous blast of air between the coperating brushes when the frames are reciprocated, and the blacking brushes being disposed in the path of Contact with the feed means carried by the rests.

5. In ashoe shining machine, a rotary element, a motor for imparti-ng motion thereto, reciprocatory shaft supported frames arranged in spaced pairs, two angularly arranged brushes on each of said frames and the brushes of the adjacent frames designed to coact in polishing and applying blacking to shoes, foot rests between each pair of frames on which the shoes rest when being polished, means carried by the foot rests for feeding a quantity of blacking to the blacking brushes, means for imparting a reciprocatory movement to the brush carrying frames when the rotary element is in motion, means for rotating the frames to alternatelyA bring the blacling and polishing brushes to operative positions, means `operated by the rotary element for elevating the foot rests out of contact with the brushes when the frames thereof are turned to bring either the polishing` or blacking brushes to operative position, and means carried by the rotatable element and engaging with the motor to stop the same and halt the movement of the rotary element when the said element has been turned a predetermined distance.,

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

' VINCENT N. VOGT. 

